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Quotes from Tedros Adhanom — Tedros Adhanom

born 1965 Ethiopia

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We now have a name for the disease and it's COVID-19.

Tedros Adhanom (2020)

The main reason for this (global emergency) declaration (of COVID-19) is not because of what is happening in China, but because of what is happening in other countries. Our (WHO) greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems.

Tedros Adhanom (2020)

In the last few days the progress of the (COVID-19) virus, especially in some countries, especially human-to-human transmission, worries us (WHO). Although the numbers outside China are still relatively small, they hold the potential for a much larger outbreak.

Tedros Adhanom (2020)

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